Michael Sears, 48, was named president of Douglas Aircraft Co., succeeding Robert Hood, 63, who will be president emeritus and retire later this year. Sears has been VP-general manager of McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s largest tactical military aircraft program, the F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter. Explaining Sears' move to the company's commercial transport operation, McDonnell Douglas Chairman and Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher said, "I need a winner running Douglas.
Arlene Feldman, FAA eastern regional administrator, has been elected to a three -year term on the board of governors of The Wings Club of New York. Aviation -Related Bills Introduced In Congress, January - March 1996
Cathay Pacific Airways has signed mutual assistance agreements with South African Airways and Emirates Airlines under which it and its individual partners will share resources, people and expertise if one of them experiences an emergency away from its home base.Cathay, which believes the arrangement is unique among major airlines, is trying to line up a similar agreement with Singapore Airlines and plans more of them with the hometown airlines at the foreign destinations it serves.
American International Freight set a record of 1.03 million pounds of cargo carried in a single night on March 17, according to Stephen Murray, VP and general manager. AIF began operations in May 1993 with an average of 237,000 pounds nightly. It serves 46 destinations in the U.S. and also offers overnight service daily between Los Angeles and Honolulu, continuing to Pago Pago, American Samoa and Melbourne weekly. AIF recently expanded capacity by adding two L -1011s purchased in 1995.
An early Easter holiday and strong travel across the Atlantic and Pacific helped United turn in a healthy traffic performance last month. President and Chief Operating Officer John Edwardson noted that United had an 83.4% load factor across the Atlantic, "a rare achievement at this time of the year." The carrier flew 7.4% more revenue passenger miles last month, compared with March 1994, on a 3.9% increase in capacity. The load factor for the month was up 2.4 percentage points to 72.9%, and the number of passengers increased 6.5%.
IATA, in cooperation with FIATA, the worldwide freight forwarding association, said universal air cargo bar -coding has moved forward with its IATA Cargo Services Conference Resolution 606, and the "next step is to get it implemented." IATA's registered supplier, Century Systems, has a complete package for producing and processing bar -coded labels, IATA said.
Mountain West Airlines, a Mesa Air Group subsidiary, has reached a tentative agreement on a first contract with its pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association. Details will not be made public until the pilots' Master Executive Council reviews the deal.
Southwest's traffic increased 17% last month compared with March 1995 on 11% more capacity. The load factor gained 3.5 percentage points to 68.4%, and the number of passengers enplaned jumped 15%. For the first quarter of 1996, Southwest's traffic was up 12.1% on a 13.1% increase in traffic. Load factor for the period was down 0.6 percentage points to 60.5%.
Boeing said it delivered 40 jet transports in the first quarter - 15 737s, three 747s, seven 757s, seven 767s and eight 777s. The company said first quarter deliveries were affected by its Machinists union strike, but it still projects delivery of a total of 215 aircraft in 1996.
Northwest's Machinists union is up in arms about stock incentives - the equivalent of 500,000 shares - to be given to President and Chief Executive John Dasburg over the next eight years. Dasburg will receive the cash equivalent of 100,000 shares in 1996 and 50,000 shares for each year thereafter until 2004. The Machinists said Northwest should realize that IAM members "fully expect not only a complete snapback of wages and benefits on Oct.
Continental's early application for U.S.-Toronto frequencies in 1997, the third and final year of phasing in open-skies rights for U.S. carriers at the airport, has drawn opposition from expected competitors - Northwest, Delta, United and Midway. Immediately on the heels of DOT's decision on the second-year U.S.-Toronto proceeding, Continental applied for authority to begin twice-daily service between Newark and Toronto on Feb. 24, 1997 (DAILY, March 14).
First quarter 1996 airline earnings should be nothing short of spectacular when they are made public in the next few weeks, but some on Wall Street worry about emerging signs of an early end to the industry's streak of 14 straight quarters of increased profits. Last week, Continental Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gordon Bethune told employees that financial results for the quarter will be "far in excess" of the company's expectations, and most airline analysts predict a healthy profit for the carrier in the traditionally weak first quarter.
When the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention awards the Association of Flight Attendants' Employee Assistance Program the "Innovative Support of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention in the Workplace and in the Community" award April 13, it will recognize the AFA program for supporting drug and alcohol abuse prevention, not testing, as stated in The DAILY April 5.
Air Transport Association said it released 10 new or revised publications on engineering, maintenance and materiel. New publications and products include a Visual Inspection Personnel Training and Qualification Guide (Specification 107), Guidelines for Minimization of Foreign Object Damage at Air Carrier Airports and the electronic version of the Data Model Template (Spec 2100). Seven titles have been revised: Manufacturers Technical Data -Rev.
U.S. Major Carriers Jet Fleet Analysis As of February 1996 Type Avg Aircraft # Operated Age(Yrs) America West 737-100 1 27.0 737-200A 19 16.1 737-300 40 9.0 757-200 14 9.7 A320-200 19 6.1 Total Fleet 93 10.1 American 727-200 6 27.8
TWA's traffic increased 13.9% last month, compared with March 1995, on 6.6% more capacity. The load factor for the month was 70.4%, an increase of 4.5 percentage points, and the number of passengers rose 14.4%. March 96 March 95 3 Mths 96 3 Mths 95 RPMs 2,294,700,000 2,014,500,000 5,882,500,000 5,390,700,000 ASMs 3,261,700,000 3,060,600,000 9,251,300,000 8,722,700,000 LoadFtr% 70.4 65.8 63.6 61.8
USAir is urging DOT to "rule immediately" on applications of itself and American for authority to operate between Boston and Paris. "This hard-won economic gain is a perishable commodity and we need to act quickly to take maximum advantage," said USAir Chairman and Chief Executive Stephen Wolf. "Of equal importance to the need for a quick start of operations is the need to begin sales at the earliest possible date," added USAir, noting that "now is the peak sales period for the summer traffic season." Pointing out that the Boston-Paris service comes in exchange for U.S.
U.S. National and Regional Carriers Jet Fleet Anaysis As of February 1996 Type Avg Aircraft # Operated Age(Yrs) Air Wisconsin BAE 146-100 1 10.0 BAE 146-200 7 9.4 BAE 146-300 5 7.4 Fleet Total 13 8.7 Alaska 737-200A 8 15.9 737-400 22 3.2
Aviation -Related Bills Introduced In Congress, January - March 1996 -- H.J.Res.157 - introduced Jan. 23 by Rep. David Obey (D -Wis.) - joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes. Appropriations. -- S.1524 - introduced Jan. 24 by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D -N.J.) - to amend title 49, U.S. Code, to prohibit smoking on any scheduled airline flight segment in intrastate, interstate or foreign air transportation. Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken a major step in advancing satellite -based air traffic control systems in the Asia region by signing a contract with Airways Consulting Ltd. of New Zealand for an air traffic control system based on the Future Air Navigation System (FANS), according to the International Air Transport Association.
Federal Express has decided to close pilot domiciles in Los Angeles, Oakland and Newark, according to its Air Line Pilots Association unit. The union said it is working with management on procedures to govern the transfer of pilots to other bases.
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Airservices Australia and the contractor for The Australian Advanced Air Traffic System (TAAATS), Thomson Radar Australia Corp., have completed successfully the preliminary trials of the automatic dependent surveillance (ADS) component. The trials involved 17 747-400 aircraft from Qantas, Air New Zealand and United equipped with FANS 1 (Future Air Navigation System) avionics and operating regular services across the Pacific.
Granted orally to America West renewal of its exemption to operate Phoenix- Mexico City combination service. Granted orally to Aeromexpress an exemption renewing its authority to conduct scheduled all-cargo services between Mexico City and Dayton, Ohio; Mexico City and Dallas; Mexico City and co-terminal points Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami; and Merida, Mexico, and Miami. Granted orally to Delta renewal of its exemption to operate combination service between Atlanta and Paris.
Ensure Co. Ltd. of Taiwan and Intaero Corp. of the U.S. have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in producing 16G aircraft cabin seats. Intaero will help Ensure develop a 16G cabin seat production system and provide quality assurance technology. Ensure, Taiwan's largest manufacturer of aluminum wheels for automobiles and motorcycles, will produce cabin parts and components for the American company. The 16G aircraft cabin seat, developed by Intaero, has received FAA certification.
